Busan vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3048
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$395
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$821
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2421
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
90
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
3.45M
9.21M

The cost of living in Busan is 6% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4837th and 4630th ($1122 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in South Korea and Mexico, respectively. Check South Korea vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 181st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mexico City

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Busan Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.92
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.87
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.56
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$902
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$636
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.8
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.21%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8000
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7248
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.21
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.2
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.71
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$557
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14632
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$901
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$973
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1083
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1002
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$893
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$992
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$931
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$1008
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$981
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1022
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1341
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$1146
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1114
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$941
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$980
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$1000
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$999
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$981
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$977
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$995
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$1027
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$1005
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$985
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$871
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$981
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$992
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$915
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1178
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$978
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$968
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$996
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$1006
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$985
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$1015
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$1020
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$1016
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$994
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$975
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$1000

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709